diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/TestScriptingInterface.cpp b/interface/src/scripting/TestScriptingInterface.cpp
index 74a15db0ce..9e7c0e142e 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/TestScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/TestScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -156,3 +156,7 @@ void TestScriptingInterface::profileRange(const QString& name, QScriptValue fn)
     fn.call();
 }
 
+void TestScriptingInterface::clearCaches() {
+	qApp->reloadResourceCaches();
+}
+
diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/TestScriptingInterface.h b/interface/src/scripting/TestScriptingInterface.h
index aca07d110b..687cb41689 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/TestScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/TestScriptingInterface.h
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ public slots:
 
     Q_INVOKABLE void profileRange(const QString& name, QScriptValue function);
 
+    /**jsdoc
+    * Clear all caches (menu command Reload Content)
+    */
+    void clearCaches();
+
 private:
     bool waitForCondition(qint64 maxWaitMs, std::function<bool()> condition);
 };
diff --git a/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/TextureCache.cpp b/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/TextureCache.cpp
index 1954f40b44..04696cea1a 100644
--- a/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/TextureCache.cpp
+++ b/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/TextureCache.cpp
@@ -642,8 +642,12 @@ void NetworkTexture::ktxInitialDataRequestFinished() {
     }
 
     if (result == ResourceRequest::Success) {
+
+// This is an expensive operation that we do not want in release.
+#ifdef DEBUG
         auto extraInfo = _url == _activeUrl ? "" : QString(", %1").arg(_activeUrl.toDisplayString());
         qCDebug(networking).noquote() << QString("Request finished for %1%2").arg(_url.toDisplayString(), extraInfo);
+#endif
 
         _ktxHeaderData = _ktxHeaderRequest->getData();
         _ktxHighMipData = _ktxMipRequest->getData();